Smithsonian Magazine

This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States

Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational journal begun by ...

Plan a Colorado history road trip for the state's 150th anniversary

The Cliff House at Pikes Peak was built in the winter of 1873 and added onto over three decades, according to History ...